WALL and STAIR Transformation

The WALL and STAIR Transformation workshop investigates the fundamental tectonic relationship between two primary architectural elements: the wall as spatial definer and the stair as sectional connector. This investigation positions the wall assembly as the critical mediator of architectural performance, incorporating fenestration, structural systems, environmental barriers, and programmatic interfaces within a single tectonic expression.

The stair operates as the building's sectional infrastructure, choreographing vertical movement and establishing dynamic relationships between discrete programmatic zones. Through systematic study of these elements, participants examine how walls and stairs function both independently and in coordination to generate spatial experience and structural logic.

The workshop methodology emphasizes iterative physical modeling, beginning with discrete wall assembly studies and progressing toward integrated stair-wall investigations. Participants develop design propositions that hybridize these elements, exploring how their synthesis can generate new forms of architectural expression that transcend conventional categorical boundaries.

This pedagogical framework demonstrates how focused examination of fundamental building elements can reveal innovative approaches to spatial organization and tectonic articulation, advancing both technical understanding and design imagination through systematic material investigation.

3 PROCESSES of DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Process 01: build a physical model of a wall

Process 02: build a physical model of stair in the wall

Process 03: new design model of dynamic system